BY ADAM ATKINSON
North Country This Week

POTSDAM — The village board has approved several payments to contractor firms and local organizations, set taxi rates for the village, approved bids to sell older village vehicles and authorized a levy to cover delinquent water, sewer and trash payments.

The board of trustees passed the measures at its meeting Monday, May 18.

A resolution authorizing Village Mayor Ron Tischler to sign an agreement between the Village of Potsdam and the Potsdam Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc. to pay the squad $35,000 for services in the village from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023 was approved.

The mayor was authorized to sign off on a similar agreement with Potsdam Fire Department, to pay the department $10,250 for services from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2023.

The village board of trustees authorized Treasurer Cara Adams to levy for $100,841.26 in deliquent water payments, $62,819.27 in delinquent sewer payments and $10,933.54 in delinquent trash/acct. receivable payments. The total due dye to the village in back payments for services is $174,594.07.

The board further authorized the treasurer to pay:

• Roemer, Walls, Gold & Mineaux $1,950 for labor relations services for May 2022;

• Development Authority of the North Country $1,440.00 for professional services rendered through April 2022 for SCADA support at the Wastewater Treatment Plant; and

• Development Authority of the North Country $931.20 for professional services rendered through April 2022 for the Crosstown Canal Project Phase II.

Taxi rates for inside the village limits for the firm Taxi Zero from May 1 to April 30, 2023 were approved. The rates are $15 for 1 to 2 passengers, $2 added to fares that are beyond two miles in the village, $2 added to fare per stop up to three minutes, $2 added to fare per extra passenger (3rd and 4th passengers); 75 cents per minute added to fares per stop after 3 minutes; and a 50 percent charge for no-shows or cancellations after a taxi is dispatched. The no-show fee will be added to the next Taxi Zero engagement for the customer.

Finally the village approved two bids for used village equipment.

A bid of $2,400 for a 2008 International dump truck from Jacob Stone was approved. A $1,410.50 bid was approved from Dustin Bradley for a 2009 Chevrolet 2500 truck.